We got just short of 2” of rain today in South Austin. Any rain in July is a blessing.

A sub-tropical low pressure system pushed in from the east, skirting the south shore of the Gulf of Mexico. It dumped 5-8” of rain in Houston, shutting down the major E/W Interstate highway west of town. It pretty much shut down the fourth most populous city in the country and stopped a huge amount of material passing through the city for several hours.

We all have become accustomed to “Infrastructure Week” being a joke with this administration, but this is a perfect example of why it isn’t funny. This country needs significant upgrades to its infrastructure to keep it working smoothly.

It’s well past time to demand that the Feds step up to the plate and pay for the improvements in transportation infrastructure, flood control mitigation, and climate change defense for coastal communities that are desperately needed.

This is not rocket science. This is why major insurance companies or reinsurers will no longer offer coverage to any development, be it industrial, commercial, or residential, on the majority of land that is less than 15’ above sea level.

They are all about risk, and they know the risk. That land is gone in fifty years.